Arts

Wheel workSeize the clay at this Leederville pottery sanctuary

Studio P has made pottery cool with its fun community and hands-on classes

Jessie Stoelwinder

Baroque danceBaroque and roll with historic dance

HIP Company stages an immersive concert exploring dance in Baroque music at heritage-listed Montgomery Hall, Mt Claremont

David Cusworth

Australia-firstChildcare, grant application help for WA artists

WA artists will be paid to apply for a shot at a $25,000 grant and could get their childcare partly covered under a plan by Minderoo Foundation to throw a lifeline to the State’s bruised arts sector.

Kate Emery

Opera liveBarber of Seville cuts to the chase

WA Opera launches Barber of Seville to full capacity at His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth

David Cusworth

Full houseBarber of Seville cuts a caper at WA Opera

WA Opera returns to 100pc capacity with Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and WA baritone James Clayton in the title role Figaro

David Cusworth

Taking art to the worldThe trailblazing WA Aboriginal artists going global

Indigenous women are bypassing galleries, using social media to attract worldwide attention — and buyers, writes Lily Hoffman.

Lily Hoffmann

WA PremiereDances bedevil bush tales and Arabian legend

WA Symphony Orchestra, Ben Northey and Claire Edwardes channel dance, devils and legend with Iain Grandage and Rimsky-Korsakov at Perth Concert Hall

David Cusworth

Classical musicDouble bass & baton for Fremantle orchestra debut

John Keene conducts and plays Bottesini with Fremantle Chamber Orchestra at Perth Town Hall and Fremantle Naval Store

David Cusworth

Art TrailRoad to artistic gems

The Blackwood River Art Trail guides people through 21 exhibitions and open studios with work from more than 35 artists across the Lower South West

Josh Sunderland

WA PremiereSorceress of percussion conjures Dances with Devils

WA Symphony Orchestra, Ben Northey and Claire Edwardes play Dances with Devils: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, by Iain Grandage, at Perth Concert Hall

David Cusworth

Bouncing backIndependents flick the COVID doldrums

WA’s independent cinemas are inching closer to reaching pre-COVID trading levels, as loyal customers flock back to the movies after a disruptive 12 months for the industry.

Meilin Chew

Easter celebrationRequiem and Oratorio soothe and celebrate Easter

WA Symphony Orchestra & St George’s Cathedral Consort, with Joseph Nolan & soloists Sara Macliver, Fiona Campbell, Paul McMahon & James Clayton, present Bach’s Easter Oratorio at Perth Concert Hall

David Cusworth

ArtsLive music boost for regional SA towns

Regional SA communities will be able to enjoy live major musical concerts – some after decades – for at least the next three years due to support from a national agribusiness.

Valerina Changarathil

Restart the ArtsGovernment House Ballroom on hold from Restart the Arts

Governor’s Restart the Arts initiative at Government House has gone on hold, having helped revive and reinvent performance during the height of COVID-19 curbs

David Cusworth

Bush legendsHow a country girl got her groove back

After 18 years as a single mother in the city, a chance conversation made Mandy Collinson realise the carefree country kid in her was all but gone. Then she reclaimed herself turning rubbish into art.

Steve Butler

ArtsWorld's first NFT art gallery opens in NY

A New York gallery is the first in the world dedicated to works of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), registered as unique and irreplaceable digital artworks.

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Brush with successUp-and-coming Perth artist sets sights on Archibald

Sid Pattni has already made his name as a music producer and one half of Perth label Mimi Kinis. But now set his sights are set on Australia’s most prestigious art award — the Archibald Prize.

Stephanie McKenna